(337) Devosa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 18 Jul 2025 | 13.8 | 2.130 AU | 2.716 AU | 04h30m | +26°56' | 45.4° | 19.9° |
Opposition | 13 Jan 2026 | 11.2 | 2.069 AU | 1.099 AU | 07h53m | +34°15' | 166.8° | 6.2° |
(337) Devosa - 2025-07-18
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Devosa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1369603
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3827225
i (Inclination) : 7.85998
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.32562
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 99.54314
M (Mean anomaly) : 305.91535
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 274.95758
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.75053
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.68
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 04 30 24.4 +26 56 41 2.716 2.130 45.4 19.9 266 13.8
2025-07-18 22:53 UT 04 32 30.8 +27 02 58 2.707 2.129 45.9 20.0 266 13.8
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 04 32 37.0 +27 03 16 2.707 2.129 45.9 20.0 266 13.8
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 04 34 49.6 +27 09 45 2.698 2.128 46.3 20.2 267 13.8
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 04 37 02.4 +27 16 08 2.689 2.127 46.8 20.4 267 13.8
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 04 39 15.2 +27 22 25 2.680 2.126 47.2 20.5 267 13.8
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 04 41 28.1 +27 28 36 2.671 2.125 47.7 20.7 267 13.8
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 04 43 41.0 +27 34 41 2.662 2.124 48.2 20.9 267 13.7
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 04 45 54.0 +27 40 40 2.653 2.122 48.6 21.0 267 13.7
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 04 48 07.0 +27 46 32 2.643 2.121 49.1 21.2 268 13.7
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 04 50 20.0 +27 52 18 2.634 2.120 49.5 21.4 268 13.7
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 04 52 33.1 +27 57 58 2.625 2.119 50.0 21.5 268 13.7
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 04 54 46.2 +28 03 32 2.615 2.118 50.4 21.7 268 13.7
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 04 56 59.3 +28 08 60 2.606 2.117 50.9 21.8 268 13.7
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 04 59 12.4 +28 14 22 2.596 2.116 51.3 22.0 268 13.7
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 05 01 25.4 +28 19 37 2.587 2.115 51.8 22.2 269 13.7
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 05 03 38.5 +28 24 46 2.577 2.114 52.3 22.3 269 13.7
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 05 05 51.5 +28 29 49 2.568 2.113 52.7 22.5 269 13.7
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 05 08 04.5 +28 34 46 2.558 2.112 53.2 22.6 269 13.7
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.